Notes
of Interest to COE Alumni and Friends
Archived
Alumni Notes
(April 2001-February
2004)
March
29, 2004
Diane Moore '73, '83, a Reading Recovery and literacy teacher
at Hamilton Elementary School in Westland , was named 'Wayne
Teacher of
the Week' recently by the Detroit News.
Mary Anne Delacenserie '99, a special education teacher at Villas
Elementary School in Ft. Myers , FL , received a Golden
Apple award recently from the Foundation for Lee County Public
Schools. Delacenserie, age 52, became a teacher
just five years ago, graduating summa cum laude from the
special education program at EMU.
March
22, 2004
Jeffrey
Bradley
'90 is
one of
two Michigan
teachers
honored
with
the 2004
Presidential awards
for Excellence
in Mathematics
and Science
Teaching. The award carries with it a $10,000 prize.
March
15, 2004
The six alums being inducted this year into
the Education Alumni Hall
of Fame were featured in the March 9 issue of 'Focus EMU.'
Among the attendees at an EMU alumni event in Florida were Mr.
and Mrs. Larry ('56, '57) Cunningham, the parents of the Ball State
University Athletic Director. Mrs. Cunningham is the daughter of Frank
Manley, a member of the Education Alumni Hall of Fame. Former
faculty member (and fellow Hall of Famer) Bob Parks also attended the
event.
Joe Nuzzo '70, a technology education teacher at Lincoln High
School ,
was featured recently
in the Ann Arbor News. Nuzzo recently won the
International Technology Education Association's 2004
award for program excellence.
Terrel LeCesne '73, executive director of
operations and labor relations for the Ypsilanti
schools, will retire from that position at the end of this
year.
Mike Flanagan '74, executive director
of the Michigan Association of
School
Administrators, was featured in the March
2004 issue of The School Administrator.
Phil
Booth, a special
education
teacher at Holt High School ,
was featured
in the March 12 issue
of the Lansing
State Journal. Booth and
his colleagues organized the second
annual
Student Transition
Conference
to help kids who haven't considered
college get
the feel of the Lansing Community College campus.
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David Little, whose
death was noted in last week's Monday Report, was a former
EMU 'Physical Education Major of the Year.'
March
8, 2004
Sandra Harris '74, '80, '97 has been named the superintendent
of the Lincoln school district.
Quinn
Strassel '02 teaches English
and drama at the Brooklyn (NY) High School of Telecommunication
and Technology. He has directed West Side Story and a
modern adaptation of Oedipus Rex and is in rehearsal for Grease. A
full-page
review of
his work
appeared
recently in a Brooklyn newspaper.
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Mildred Smith '63, '65 died recently in Ann Arbor at age 98. Smith
first became a teacher at age 61, teaching elementary students
in the Wayne-Westland district for some years. Prior to
her teaching career, she was a licensed practical nurse. After
she retired
from teaching, she did extensive volunteer work in the
South Lyon schools, from which she received an award in
1988 for her work.
David Little '96, aged 58, a physical and health education teacher
and swimming coach at the Navigator School in the Pinckney district,
died recently. Little became a teacher at age 50.
March
1, 2004
Dean Rockwell '35 is the author of Antique Knife Rests. The
book is
about the history, manufacture, and use of American, English, and
continental knife rests in metal, glass, and ceramic. For information,
734.663.4214. Rockwell is also organizing an effort to find an
authentic wood stove for the Geddes Town Hall School building on campus.
John DiBiaggio '54, '85, member of the EMU Education Alumni
Hall of Fame and former president of Michigan State University
and Tufts University , has been named by the University of
Colorado to help the
school determine whether its embattled athletic
department has a culture that encourages mistreatment of
women.
James A. Wilsford '70, member of the EMU Education Alumni Hall of
Fame, is the author of a software program entitled 'Phonics Too.' For
information, see www.phonicstoo.com.
Sandra Harris '74, '80, '97, interim superintendent of the
Lincoln schools, is under consideration for the superintendency
position in
that district.
John Wilkins '84, is director
of bands at Detroit's
Mumford High School . He is
also director of the
University of Michigan Alumni Pep
Band . In this capacity, he was featured in a front-page story
in the February 23 issue of the Ann Arbor
News.
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Harry A. Graichen '32, aged 94, died recently in Traverse City . He
taught chemistry, physics, mathematics, and astronomy in the Dansville
and Trenton districts and at Albion College and at EMU. After
his teaching career, he worked as a buyer for Fingerle Lumber Company
in
Ann Arbor .
Joseph Zawadzki '64, '64, age 67, died recently in Canton . He was a
secondary mathematics teacher and wrestling coach in South Redford
for
28 years. After retirement, he operated several retail sports
apparel stores.
Karen Bogotski Cortis, age 54, of Milford , died recently. She
was educational director of the Dorsey Schools, which teach
business courses to post-secondary students with locations
in Madison Heights ,
Wayne , Roseville , and Southgate .
Last
Modified on
April 3, 2004
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